HC Deb 16 March 1990 vol 169 cc400-1W
Mr. Dalyell

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what advice is available to United Kingdom industry on the need to consider the environmental impact of overseas projects and investments.

Mr. Forth

The Department provides a full range of overseas market advice to companies as part of the export initiative. More detailed advice on environmental controls and requirements in other countries is available from the environmental inquiry point at Warren Spring laboratory, established under the DTI's environmental programme as a free source of information on environmental concerns in strategic planning. The Overseas Development Administration has published a manual of environmental appraisal, which is available to companies on request.